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It failed by one vote. If he did his damn job and showed up it could turn out different.
by varjag 7y ago
It failed by one vote. If he did his damn job and showed up it could turn out different.
- Floegipoky 7y agoAs somebody else explained, if he had showed up to vote against it the amendment almost certainly would have still failed by 1 vote. The party whips would have just required one of the other "no"s to switch. The reality is that party leadership controls exactly what gets voted on and when, and to a large extent predetermines who is allowed to vote yes and no. The rest is just theater.
- varjag 6y agoI must be obtuse, but if it's all a theatre what's the point of him being a senator then?